Eugene Andrew Gordon
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 and confirmed by voice vote, Eugene Andrew Gordon was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. He earned a law degree from Duke University School of Law in 1941. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1917–2002
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Elon College 1941 · Duke Law 1941
- Succeeded
- Lunsford Richardson Preyer
- Succeeded by
- Frank William Bullock Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Middle District of North Carolina succeeded Lunsford Richardson Preyer | L.B. Johnson (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Elon College | A.B. | 1941 |
| Duke University School of Law | LL.B. | 1941 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Gordon was assigned 194 district-court cases (1980–1990). Median time from filing to termination: 128 days across 194 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
In our data, Gordon authored 94 published opinions for the court (1964–1991). Most cited: Gemini Enterprises, Inc. v. WFMY Television Corp. (54 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Gemini Enterprises, Inc. v. WFMY Television Corp. | 470 F. Supp. 559 | 54 |
| 1987 | The IN PORTERS, SA v. Hanes Printables, Inc. | 663 F. Supp. 494 | 44 |
| 1977 | Wheaton v. Hagan | 435 F. Supp. 1134 | 34 |
| 1971 | Holshouser v. Scott | 335 F. Supp. 928 | 34 |
| 1988 | Hageman v. Twin City Chrysler-Plymouth Inc. | 681 F. Supp. 303 | 33 |
| 1970 | Tippett v. Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company | 316 F. Supp. 292 | 33 |
| 1973 | Munchak Corporation v. Riko Enterprises, Inc. | 368 F. Supp. 1366 | 31 |
| 1966 | Logner v. State of North Carolina | 260 F. Supp. 970 | 28 |
| 1978 | Wilson v. Swing | 463 F. Supp. 555 | 27 |
| 1988 | Simms Investment Co. v. E.F. Hutton & Co. | 699 F. Supp. 543 | 25 |
| 1977 | Fieldcrest Mills, Inc. v. Mohasco Corp. | 442 F. Supp. 424 | 24 |
| 1980 | Securities & Exchange Commission v. National Executive Planners, Ltd. | 503 F. Supp. 1066 | 22 |
| 1978 | Rice v. Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc. | 450 F. Supp. 668 | 22 |
| 1972 | Young v. AAA Realty Co. of Greensboro, Inc. | 350 F. Supp. 1382 | 22 |
| 1978 | Stith v. Barnwell | 447 F. Supp. 970 | 20 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 94 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Eugene Andrew Gordon?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Eugene Andrew Gordon to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina in 1964.
- Was Eugene Andrew Gordon appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Eugene Andrew Gordon was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Eugene Andrew Gordon's confirmation vote?
- Eugene Andrew Gordon was confirmed by voice vote on May 27, 1964. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Eugene Andrew Gordon on?
- Eugene Andrew Gordon was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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37 years on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).